Foreign Affairs; On Avoiding an Antarctic 'Albania'

It is doubtful whether Antarctica has much military importance in this nuclear-missile age. Our leading generals are convinced that the great south polar land mass has far less strategic value than the great north polar water mass. For it is in the latter icy wastes that our Polaris submarines can find their most convenient hiding places.View Full Article in Timesmachine »

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